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BOSTON PARKS
& RECREATION
ANNUAL REPORT
1990 • 1992
THE PARKS
COMMUNITY
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In Memoriam
Dorothy M* Curran
On December 12, 1992, the Parks and Recrea-
tion Department lost a great leader and its most
exemplary employee — Dorothy M. Curran.
Dorothy rose from an entry-level bookkeeper,
hired under Mayor James Michael Curley, to As-
sistant Commissioner during her 43-year career as
a public servant for the City of Boston. She pio-
neered recreational programs for women, special
needs children and the elderly, and chaired the
Department's Light A Life campaign, which raises
funds for local hospices through the sale of $1
holiday buttons.
All of us who knew Dorothy will miss her wis-
dom, vitality and smile. Her spirit of compassion,
giving and warmth will forever guide the efforts of
the Boston Parks Department.
Produced under the direction of :
Lawrence A. Dwyer, Commissioner
Michael P. Quinlin, Assistant Commissioner
Colleen Cronin, Editor/Writer
B. T. Ozella, Desisn
Terri Davis, Photosraphy
Editorial assistance provided by
Kathy Kottaridis, Justine Lift,
and Ellen Lipsey
CITY OF BOSTON
PRINTING SECTION
The Parks Community
Boston Parks & Recreation Department
Annual Report 1990 - 1992
Raymond L. Flynn, Mayor
Lawrence A. Dwyer, Commissioner
BOSTON PARKS
AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
1990-1992 ANNUAL REPORT
Table of Contents
Message from the Mayor 1
Message from the Commissioner 1
Open Space 2
Maintenance 5
Cemeteries 7
Regional Administration 10
Programming 12
Public/Private Partnerships ... 16
Emerald Necklace 23
Boston Youth Clean-up Corps 26
Appendices 28-36
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Letter from the Mayor
Dear Friend:
One of the priorities of my job as Mayor of Boston is to ensure that
residents have safe, well-maintained recreational spaces and quality ac-
tivities for all ages to enjoy.
1990-1992 were trying years for the City of Boston, yet the Parks and
Recreation Department affirmed its commitment to residents by continu-
ing its level of excellence despite financial cutbacks and unexpected hard-
ships.
It responded to community input by renovating 65 parks under the
City's capital improvement plan, "Rebuilding Boston." A $450,000 cross-
country course was constructed at Franklin Park so that high school and
collegiate teams could practice and compete on a first-class course. The
Parks Maintenance Division, which was awarded the Boston Management
Consortium's American Express Program Excellence Award, kept our 192
parks and playgrounds consistently clean and attractive.
In addition, the Parks Department provided residents with hundreds of
year-round activities for all ages to enjoy. Sports Camp at White Stadium, a
free athletic program which teaches youths the fundamentals of track and
field, volleyball, tennis, punt, pass and kick, was launched in 1991 and
attracted over 1 5,000 participants in its first two seasons.
I hope you will continue to endorse the great strides that are taking
place and continue to enjoy one of the finest park systems in the country.
Sincerely,
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Raymond L. Flynn
Mayor of Boston
Letter from the Commissioner
Dear Parks User:
The strength of Boston's park system and youth services relies on the
existing partnership between residents, community and environmental
groups, the business community, the Parks Department and other city
agencies.
Together this collaboration has combined efforts and resources to main-
tain and beautify Boston's park system as well as to provide free quality
programs for city residents and employment for Boston's young people.
I would like to thank these supporters for their dedication, hard work,
and assistance which magnifies the success of Boston's exemplary park
system.
I hope we continue to work together to maintain this level of excellence
and to see you in the parks in 1993.
Sincerely,
Lawrence A. Dwyer *
Commissioner
Open Space
1990-1992 experienced intense activity in the
rehabilitation of the Boston park system with
over 75 sites in construction. The team of six
project managers, three landscape architects
and three engineers — supervised over $23.3
million in improvements to parks, playgrounds,
and playlots citywide working closely with the
Mayor's Office of Capital Planning and the Pub-
lic Facilities Department, this construction reha-
bilitation of the Boston Parks System continues
today. With a slowdown in the general econ-
omy, the Department put design and construc-
tion firms to work, favoring those based in
Boston. The bidding climate has been healthy,
and excellent values for Boston taxpayers have
been the result.
Community Involvement
Thanks to the combined partnership of envi-
ronmental and community advocates, non-
profit organizations, community residents, the
business community and the city government,
Boston has one of the best park systems in the
country.
The park system, which encompasses 192
parks and playgrounds, 16 historic burying
grounds, 3 active cemeteries, 3 urban wilds, 5
community gardens and 150,000 street trees, is
supported by a number of community organi-
zations including the Park Partners, Greenspace
Alliance, Friends of the Boston Common and
Public Garden, Friends of Copley Square, the
Fenway Project, Franklin Park Coalition, and
others.
Open Space Plan
The Parks Department faced challenging
times in 1990-1992 due to diminishing state
and federal resources, however, Mayor
Raymond L. Flynn and the Department reaf-
firmed their commitment to open space revival
by initiating the citywide drafting of the Open
Space Plan for Boston. The Plan, which is an
extension of 1987's Greening of Boston and
Boston's Open Space: An Urban Open Space
Plan, updates the Department's open space
planning goals, both on a system-wide and
neighborhood by neighborhood basis.
A neighborhood clean-up at Savin Hill Park in Dorchester
is a chance for adults and children to help out in the lo-
cal community.
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Thanks to fundins from the Boston Founda-
tion and support from the Boston Greenspace
Alliance, the Department held a citywide
Open Space Consress in February 1991 fol-
lowed by meetinss in every neighborhood
throughout the spring and summer. The final
product, which will be completed in 1993,
will provide planning guidance for open space
throughout the city over the next 5 years. It
will address neighborhood issues like public
shade trees; programming needs; capital reha-
bilitation; acquisition of new facilities; mainte-
nance of local and large parks; urban wilds;
cemeteries and community gardens; as well as
addressing citywide systems such as the
Boston Harbor and the Emerald Necklace. The
Parks Department's Open Space Plan for
Boston will give the City of Boston direction
on the future of open space and will ensure
the effectiveness and efficiency of further in-
vestment.
Hundreds of Roxbury residents joined Mayor Raymond L
Flynn and Parks Department Assistant Commissioner
Jackie W. Cooper to dedicate a new park in honor of
lon3time community activist Clarence "Jeep" Jones.
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Assistant Commissioner Victoria Williams speaks with local residents at Puddingstone Urban Wild.
Urban Wilds
Urban Wilds are the City of Boston's areas of
natural beauty and ecolosical importance. The
Parks Department and the Environment Depart-
ment have been planning for acquisition of the
natural areas under city ownership, which the
Parks Maintenance Division and Boston youth
Cleanup Corps have been manasins since
1989.
In 1991, the Parks Department acquired the
Bussey Brook Urban Wild in Jamaica Plain.
Mayor Flynn joined Boston Park Ransers, neigh-
bors and environmental advocates in a walkins
tour of the newly acquired site in September.
Also durins the fall, the Department began
workins with the Appalachian Mountain Club
on developing a trail program for Allendale
Woods in West Roxbury which was imple-
mented in the summer of 1992.
Community Gardens
In 1990-1992, the Parks Department contin-
ued to be an active supporter of Boston's
community gardens. The Department assisted
the gardens through maintenance support,
spring and fall cleanups, and special projects
with volunteer organizations like City Year for a
Day. Community Gardening Day in Boston was
celebrated at the end of the 1991 growing
season with a Mayoral Proclamation, a special
luncheon, awards and a bus tour of the South
End's gardens.
Also in 1991, the Parks Department hired ur-
ban gardeners at the community farm to de-
velop and implement a training program for
Boston Housing Authority Grounds Personnel.
Employees from several BHA sites completed
the program and a second phase of training
was completed in 1992.
Maintenance
1990 throush 1992 brought a slight decrease
in the Parks Maintenance staff, yet the force re-
sponded with its characteristic fervor: increas-
ing efficiency through the purchase of labor-
saving machines,- attending to neighborhood
needs of field preparation and flower beds;
scheduling regular pickups of debris; proac-
tively reaching out to the environmental com-
munity to help with community gardens, ur-
ban wilds, and composting; and working
around the clock to beautify, manage and
maintain Boston's parks and open spaces. For
these efforts, the Maintenance Unit was
awarded the Boston Management Consortium's
American Express Program Excellence Award
for 1990.
Hurricane Bob
In the field, no single event could have
tested the organization and discipline of the
Parks Maintenance Staff and Tree Crew more
than Hurricane Bob. This August 1991 storm
brought in over 700 requests for assistance to
damaged trees. There were 500 trees lost in
the storm and the Department answered all in-
quiries. Throughout Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain
and parts of Dorchester where the storm took
the biggest toll, trees were split in half, block-
ing street and sidewalk passage and destroying
nearby cars and houses. Working 24-hour days
for two weeks, the dedicated group headed
by Maintenance Director Don King and Tree
Superintendent Brian Gilbert brought things un-
der control.
Turf Maintenance, Ballfield Prep,
Tot Lots
The Department provides regular year-round
maintenance of turf, ballfields and tot lots in
order to ensure well-maintained and safe recre-
ational spaces. The Parks Department issues
thousands of permits for sport leagues and
special events each year and to that end,
keeps the maintenance staff busy preparing
fields and parks throughout the city. More and
more sport leagues have been using Boston
playgrounds and that is reflected in the num-
ber of ballfields serviced: Parks maintenance
crews serviced 184 ballfields per year from
1990 through 1992. To increase efficiency,
crews are trained in the areas of safe equip-
ment use and enforcement of preventative
maintenance guidelines.
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A new, state-of-the-art greenhouse in Franklin Park adds to the precision of the horticulture division according to Super-
intendent John Slayter.
Tree Policy and Reforestation
In 1991, the Department reconvened the
Shade Tree Advisory Committee, a sroup of
tree experts and advocates to advise the De-
partment on issues pertainins to public shade
trees. Among the tasks of the Committee was
the adoption of the Comprehensive Public
Shade Tree Policy for the City of Boston which
reviews existing legislation, clarifies procedure,
defines standard tree care and promotes com-
munity participation in tree planting and main-
tenance. Street tree plantings increased in
1990-1992 with over 693 new trees in the
ground, thanks in part to the Parks' Community
Tree Program, a cooperative program between
the Parks Department and its constituents
which enables local businesses, community or-
ganizations and residents to purchase trees at
wholesale price and the Parks Tree Division
will plant these trees at no cost.
In addition to regular tree maintenance, the
Department developed annual Arbor Day
planting programs for Boston schools. Hun-
dreds of schoolchildren participated in the Ar-
bor Day celebration as part of the Park Rang-
ers environmental education program.
Rebuilding of Franklin Park Yard
The rehabilitation of Franklin Park Mainte-
nance Yard has been ongoing for the last three
years thanks to the continued support of the
Public Facilities Department, this important
project remains ahead of schedule. To date,
over $2 million has been spent on restoring
the basic infrastructure of the buildings. Fol-
lowing a master plan, the result is a more effi-
cient and utilitarian work space which pro-
motes greater efficiency and reflects the
professionalism of the workforce within.
The rebuilding adds a second state-of-the-art
greenhouse to the complex which includes a
flexible heating system which can expand as
future facilities come on line. The greenhouses
allow the Horticultural Division to keep up
those floral traditions in the Public Garden and
over 80 neighborhood locations.
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Cleaning up fallen trees and debris in the aftermath of
Hurricane Bob revealed the stamina of the Parks Depart-
ment Maintenance crews.
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Raymond L. Flynn, Mayor
April 1, 1993
Dear Friend:
On behalf of the City of Boston Parks and Recreation
Department, thank you for supporting our efforts to maintain and
beautify Boston's park system and to provide quality programs
for city residents .
Enclosed please find a copy of the Parks Department's Annual
Report for the years of 1990 through 1992. Although these years
were challenging due to financial cutbacks, the Department
maintained its level of excellence thanks to the support of
residents, the corporate community, and community and
environmental groups .
Thank you again for your support; I hope to see you in the
parks this year.
Sincerely,
bincereiy, ^-s.
Lawrence A. Dwyer
Commissioner
Lawrence A. Dwyer/Commissioner/Parks and Recreation Department/1010 Mass. Ave. /Boston, MA 021 18
Cemeteries
Active Cemeteries
The City of Boston's three active cemeteries,
Fairview, Evergreen, and Mount Hope, contin-
ued to receive needed improvements and up-
graded maintenance over 1990-1992.
At Mount Hope Cemetery in Mattapan, fund-
ing from the George Robert White Fund re-
paired the 1955 monument to Veterans of All
Wars. This memorial is the focus of the annual
Memorial Day services at Mount Hope where
thousands of Boston veterans from all wars
since the Civil War are buried. In conjunction
with the unveiling of the newly restored monu-
ment in 1990, the Parks Department also dedi-
cated the Frank Kelly, former Parks Commis-
sioner and veterans rights advocate, memorial
veterans' section of Mount Hope.
In 1991 the majority of a new maintenance
facility was completed. This space provides
storage area, maintenance bays for equipment
repair and cover for cemetery vehicles. The
19th-century administration building was re-
pointed and painted in 1991, and the porte-
cochere of the next door chapel building was
fully reconstructed.
At Fairview Cemetery in Hyde Park, expan-
sion of burial space continued in conjunction
with the 1989 plan to increase burials by
5,000 spaces over 10 years. 750 double crypt
burial spaces were constructed in 1991 and
loaming and seeding of new burial areas com-
pleted construction.
At Evergreen Cemetery, the Parks Depart-
ment and neighborhood groups successfully
garnered the support of the Edward Ingersoll
Browne Fund for the repair of the Civil War
monument. Located in the center of the ceme-
tery, the Civil War monument was constructed
in 1868 as the Town of Brighton's memorial to
26 Brighton natives who died in the war. In
1993, the monument will be repaired.
In 1990, family members, friends and city officials gath-
ered at Mt. Hope Cemetery to celebrate the opening of
the former Parks Commissioner Frank R. Kelley Memorial
section.
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Historic Cemeteries
The Park? Department's Historic Burying
Grounds Initiative is a 6-year-old effort to re-
store the 16 historic cemeteries in the City of
Boston. Many of these cemeteries date to the
1600s and 1700s and are the restins place of
many famous Americans includins Paul Revere,
John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Cotton Mather,
the lesendary Mother Goose and many other
men and women responsible for the develop-
ment of Boston as a city.
Over the past three years, with combined
public and private support, the Initiative suc-
cessfully completed several restoration projects
in historic cemeteries as well as a series of ed-
ucational prosrams and outreach efforts for
schoolchildren and community sroups.
At the Dorchester North Burying Ground,
$125,000 of funding from the Edward Ingersoll
Browne Fund and the George B. Henderson
Foundation made possible the repair of over
700 broken and toppled gravemarkers and al-
lowed for the installation of security lighting.
Another important gravestone conservation
program was undertaken at the Central Burying
Ground on Boston Common where combined
grants totalling $24,000 from the Massachusetts
Cultural Council, the Henderson Foundation
and the Friends of the Public Garden and
Common funded the comprehensive repair
and resetting of several hundred gravestones.
The Friends of Granary Burying Ground, a
group made up of representatives of abutting
institutions and building owners, oversaw the
installation of a new path system and a handi-
cap accessible entrance in the site, which
dates to 1660. With plans provided by CBT,
Inc., this $100,000 project was funded in large
part by a contribution of Leggatt McCall Prop-
erties, developers of neighboring 73 Tremont
Street.
Boston Park Ranger Joy Reo leads a tour through the
city's historic cemeteries.
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General Superintendent Frank Havlin and Administrative Assistant Theresa Dean review gravesites at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
A series of structural projects were com-
pleted with the assistance of Mayor Flynn's
"Rebuilding Boston" capital improvement pro-
gram. The gates at Granary and King's Chapel
Burying Grounds were completely rehabilitated
with missing finials and pickets replaced and
bronze plaques cleaned. The front masonry
wall was reconstructed at the Market Street
Burying Ground in Brighton, and the Hull
Street entrance and wall at Copp's Hill Burying
Ground was repaired. At Bennington Street's
Cemetery in East Boston, $40,000 was devoted
to a new steel picket fencing along Swift Ter-
race.
The Friends of Bennington Street Cemetery
was also formed over the past three years by
over 400 neighborhood residents. Thus far, the
Friends have raised funds to plant 17 trees in
the burying ground and have sponsored nu-
merous events and activities, garnering greater
support for East Boston's first cemetery.
In 1991, the Historic Burying Grounds Initia-
tive and the Boston Park Rangers collaborated
with the Old South Meeting House and the
Freedom Trail Foundation to develop "From
Meeting Place to Resting Place," an interpretive
program for Boston schoolchildren using the
Granary Burying Ground and the Old South
Meeting House as teaching tools.
Regional
Administration
The regional administrators help facilitate
constituent requests, community meetings,
neighborhood cleanups, and special activities
in local parks.
The heart of the system is the Constituent
Service Center, formed in 1990 as a clearing-
house for requests, complaints, and comments
from Boston residents. From 1990-1992, the
Center handled 362,006 calls, including 7,544
tree requests, and 10,168 inquiries about park
services as a result of vandalism, graffiti, dam-
aged lights and equipment.
Fifty Park Partners work with the Regional
Administrators to develop recreational activi-
ties, park cleanups, summer employment, and
park security Local businesses such as WMJX-
FM and Browning Ferris Industries support this
worthwhile program by funding cleanup and
Green Up Days each spring and fall.
Since the 1970s, the Friends of Titus Sparrow
Park in the South End have closely monitored
developments and changes to this neighbor-
hood landmark, playing an active role in park
maintenance, safety and programs such as ath-
letics, gardening and concerts. From 1990 to
1992, the community group worked diligently
with the Parks Department to implement
$60,000 in capital improvements for a chil-
dren's playground and landscaping, aiding in
the planning and design processes.
The Brookside Neighborhood Association has
fought over the years to preserve their neigh-
borhood from urban crime and blight. As an
original Park Partner, they began caring for
Cornwall-Flaherty Playground in Jamaica Plain
by sponsoring the purchase of a fence to
close the park to vehicles.
The Roberta "Bobbie" Delaney Tot Lot in
Charlestown was dedicated amidst neighbors
and family joined by Mayor Raymond L. Flynn
and former Mayor Kevin H. White. Honoring
Mrs. Delaney for her years of service and part-
nership with the community, the new facility
provides Charlestown youngsters with a new
playground in a safe, clean environment at Do-
herty Park.
The new children's playground in South Boston's Colum-
bus Park, named for longtime Parks Department em-
ployee Dorothy M. Curran, is a popular spot for children
of all ages and abilities.
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Mayor and Mrs. Kathy Flynn, Commissioner Dwyer, Capital Planning Director Ellen Daley, Public Facilities Director Mary
Nee, and Parks Regional Administrator Bill Stoddard join neighborhood residents and advocates at the opening of Martin
Playground in 1992.
Portsmouth Street Playground in Brighton re-
ceived $288,000 in improvements to the chil-
dren's playlot, the basketball court, new land-
scaping and fencing. Working with Parks
Department staff throughout the renovation
process, residents helped select equipment,
design the park layout and develop play areas
to meet specific needs.
The Dorothy Curran Playground in Columbus
Park in South Boston was dedicated in Octo-
ber 1990 in honor of Mrs. Curran, an employee
of the Parks Department for over forty years,
who has dedicated herself to public service
and providing recreational opportunities to all
Boston residents. Curran, who developed the
Camp Joy program for residents with special
needs perpetuates her devotion with this play-
ground which is specifically designed to inte-
grate handicap and able-bodied children. The
colorful play equipment is always in use, pro-
viding a meeting ground for children of all
ages and abilities.
In July 1991, the Healy Field complex in
Roslindale was reopened to the public after
completion of nearly $2 million in renovations.
The Parks Department, in cooperation with the
Public Facilities Department, built a tot lot, re-
furbished the basketball court, and added
fencing, landscaping, drinking fountains and
ball diamonds. At the official park opening,
Mayor Flynn and Parks Commissioner Lawrence
A. Dwyer presented a plaque to John Derm-
jian for his leadership and service to the Park-
way community.
The Dorchester Park Association, the Lower
Mills Civic Association and neighboring Carney
Hospital all provided the impetus and direc-
tion for $825,000 worth of improvements to
Dorchester Park completing one of the most
extensive neighborhood renovations in the
city.
The September 1991 dedication of Jeep
Jones Park in Roxbury drew hundreds of local
residents and community leaders to the new
facility to honor its namesake, Clarence Jeep
Jones, a longtime community activist. Many of
those in attendance had participated in the
renovation project from its inception. Assistant
Commissioner Jackie W. Cooper met with stu-
dents and teachers from the Timilty Middle
School and neighborhood residents several
times to develop a comprehensive plan ad-
dressing the needs of the community and the
adjacent school.
Programming
The Parks Department takes pride in its abil-
ity to provide free, year-round quality pro-
gramming to Boston residents. From 1990-1992,
hundreds of thousands of people enjoyed ac-
tivities varying in the areas of sports and fit-
ness, musical performances, educational pro-
grams, seasonal events, and arts and crafts.
Sports and fitness, concerts, arts and crafts,
and family outings like the Annual Kite Festival
are scheduled each summer in neighborhood
and downtown parks, which teem with activ-
ity.
During the school year, the Programming Unit
schedules Envirocation classes, a Halloween
parade, ice skating, and holiday entertainment,
especially during school vacation weeks.
Sports and Fitness
From 1990-1992, the Department continued
its commitment to the youth of Boston through
clinics in the sports of basketball, tennis, soc-
cer, baseball and golf in neighborhood parks
throughout the City of Boston. Mayor's Cup
tournaments in golf, baseball, softball and flag
football drew thousands of men and women
from throughout the city.
Local youths, aged 6 to 14, competed for
the gold at the Mayor's Youth Olympics which
consisted of five regional preliminaries capped
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The Courageous Sailing Center, Inc. gives Boston youths a
chance to set sail on Boston Harbor.
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off by a citywide championship at White Sta-
dium in Franklin Park. The Stadium was also
the site of the Hershey Games, one of the larg-
est developmental track and field programs in
the country, which brings youths from all 50
states to a national competition in Hershey,
Pennsylvania.
The Parks Department's dedication to the im-
portance of physical fitness was demonstrated
through the Fitness in the Park program spon-
sored by Adidas, Eau de Vie, Boston Athletic
Association and WLVI-TV Channel 56 Kids Com-
pany. The two-part exercise series was en-
hanced by the visit of international film star
and Chairman of the President's Fitness Council
Arnold Schwarzenegger to Boston Common.
The actor spoke to a crowd of over 10,000
people on the significance of regular sports
participation and led a series of calisthenics.
Concerts
Music in the parks is a great Boston tradition
each summer,- over 65 free concerts are sched-
uled with local sponsors like WBOS, Cablevi-
sion, The Boston Five, and others.
The oldest music series in Boston is the City
Hall Plaza Concert Series on Wednesday eve-
nings. A tradition in Boston since 1967, this
free concert series on City Hall Plaza is en-
joyed by about 15,000 people each week in-
cluding elderly residents with transportation
provided by the Parks Department. 1990-1992
featured musical legends like Al Martino, Count
Basie Orchestra, Sha Na Na, the Spinners, and
Herb Reed and the Platters.
Ferdinand Colloredo-Mansfield of the Boston Coordinating
Committee presents a check to Mayor Flynn in support
of the city's Sports Camps at White Stadium, providing
thousands of children with summer recreation and ath-
letics training.
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Herb Reed and the Platters perform on City Hall Plaza as part of the Wednesday
Evenings on the Plaza concert series.
Other Recreational Programs
Boston's neighborhood parks came alive
with free theater performances during the
summers of 1990-1992. Boston Children's The-
atre, a company of young actors, performed
popular children's stories "Little Red Riding
Hood" and "Free to be You and Me," for
neighborhood kids in local parks.
Once again, Fun-on-Wheels vans traveled
through the City of Boston bringing sports,
games, arts and crafts and other organized
group activities to kids ages 15 and under. The
program was sponsored by WFXT-TV Channel
25 and supported by Child World.
Thousands of young sailors took to the
Boston Harbor during the summers of 1990 to
1992 aboard the Courageous, a two-time
America's Cup winner that was donated to the
City of Boston in 1986. The Courageous Sailing
Program provided Boston youths, ages 8 to 20,
with free sailing lessons and allowed adults to
rent the fleet of J/22s, Rhodes 19 and Laser
sailboats situated at Charlestown Navy Yard,
which are handicap accessible to learn, race
or simply enjoy the outdoors. Rowboats and
sailboats were also available for rent at Ja-
maica Pond.
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In the winter months, Boston Park Rangers teach urban ecology to fourth and fifth graders in the public schools through-
out the city.
Ranger Programs
Throughout the Emerald Necklace, whether
on horseback, bicycle or foot, Boston Park
Rangers enforce security and rules, but more
importantly educate the public on the city's
open spaces. The Rangers offer a number of
educational and recreational programs which
appeal to all ages and areas of interest and
vary from bicycle and walking tours through'
the Emerald Necklace, Urban Wilds and bury-
ing grounds, to pondside poetry and prose
and fishing lessons. The Rangers are assisted
by Junior Park Rangers each summer, part of
the city's Jobs For Youth program.
1990-1992 were remarkable years for the
Rangers. Four new programs were developed
and implemented. They include Tour of Post
Office Square Park, Boston Black Heritage,
Women's History Walk and Pondside Poetry
and Prose.
Educational programs include Envirocation,
in which Rangers visited Boston elementary
schools which culminated with the Design A
Park Exhibit at City Hall; and the Pilot Environ-
mental Education Program for 30 high school
students affiliated with the Fenway Community
Program at Bunker Hill College.
Special projects included the Fall Leaf Festi-
val, the 5th Annual New England Mounted Po-
lice Association Competition sponsored by the
Rangers, and Earth Day celebrations at the Uni-
versity of Massachusetts.
Public/Private
Partnerships
A variety of economic and political factors
have encourased local sovemment asencies to
develop a new reliance on corporate and me-
dia sponsorships to supplement diminishing
operating budgets.
The City of Boston is fortunate to have a
number of responsible and philanthropic cor-
porations which understand the importance of
giving back to the community, and thereby
helping to define the quality of life in Boston.
During this administration, the Boston Parks
and Recreation Department initiated an aggres-
sive corporate sponsorship program, largely
targeted toward introducing new recreational
and educational programs to Boston youths.
The goal was, and still is, to target neighbor-
hood and downtown parks, define a menu of
programs needed in each community, and so-
licit support from local companies.
Donations come in a variety of forms: dol-
lars, services, equipment, and advertising
space. In FY91 the Parks Department raised a
total of $337,000 and increased its total in
F/92 by over 300%, for a total of $1.2 million.
Partying in the Parks
Leading contributors to Parks programs dur-
ing these three years were Cablevision of
Boston, The Boston Five, and WBOS 92.9 FM,
all of whom sponsored summer-long concert
series in neighborhood parks throughout the
city. Surely the highlight of the season was the
Willie Nelson Concert, September 4, 1991,
sponsored by Cablevision and the Parks De-
partment on the Boston Common. Other mem-
orable concerts included the annual Italian
Night in Brophy Park, sponsored by The
Boston Five, and the June 1991 Sean Colvin
concert on Copley Square Park, sponsored by
WBOS-FM.
The Haymarket Bank, the Union Oyster
House, Bostonian Hotel, Sharp's, Cablevision,
and WPLM-FM, all supported the prestigious
Wednesday Evenings on City Hall Plaza,
formed in 1967. Programmed for the enjoy-
ment of the city's senior citizens, the series in-
cluded prestigious bands like Glen Miller, Ben
E. King, Duke Ellington, and the Tommy Dorsey
Orchestra.
Willie Nelson performs on Boston Common, the grand fi-
nale of Cablevision's "Party in the Park" concert series in
1991.
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Media Sponsors
The Boston Herald was the Parks Depart-
ment's major media sponsor, donatins twelve
weeks of free space advertising each year to
promote not just concerts, but sports clinics,
Ranger programs, and special events. Thanks to
the Herald's generosity, hundreds of thousands
of Boston residents, commuters, and tourists
were apprised each week of the free activities
offered in the parks.
WFXT-TV Channel 25 helped to send a
Boston delegation of 100 young athletes to the
25th annual Youth Games in Atlanta, Georgia,
in 1991, where they competed with kids from
16 other cities. Fox also provided valuable tele-
vision time to help the city promote special
activities like the annual Halloween Parade and
the popular Christmas Tree Lighting on Boston
Common.
Other valuable media sponsors included
WBZ-AM 1030, which sponsors the annual
Teddy Bear Picnic on Boston Common, WMJX-
FM, which sponsored a Family Day on Boston
Common and a seasonal park cleanup, WLVI-
TV Channel 56, which sponsored the annual
Kite Festival and a number of children's pro-
grams, and WILD-AM, which also helped spon-
sor the Kite Festival.
Games in the Parks
Quality recreation is a critical element in the
city's efforts to work with Boston youth, and a
number of new programs were initiated with
sponsorship support. The Boston Coordinating
Committee -(Vault) invested $50,000 in the first
two citywide Sports Camps at White Stadium
in Franklin Park, wherein over 15,000 young-
sters learned athletic fundamentals in five
sports. The instructor/student ratio was 1:10,
and most of the instructors were professional
and collegiate coaches and athletes from the
Boston area.
Hundreds of youngsters brought their teddy bears out to
the WBZ Teddy Bear Picnic and enjoyed music per-
formed by the internationally acclaimed folk duo Rosen-
shontz.
Thanks to the continued support of The Boston Five, lo-
cal youngsters learned the sport of golf from profession-
als.
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Reebok helped resurface basketball courts at
Townfield in Dorchester, and then helped un-
derwrite the city's first Blacktop Tournament,
where Boston's top players competed for
brassing rights as the number one playground
team in the city.
The New England Lawn Tennis Association
has also worked closely with the City of
Boston to provide tennis lessons throughout
Boston's neighborhood parks.
The Boston Five sponsored the city's Junior
Golf Program at Franklin Park, where thousands
of local children learned about driving, put-
ting, and the protocol of golf.
Sports Pros Visit Parks
The Parks Department also developed the
city's first "Professional Athletes Series," which
brought coaches and players from Boston's
four professional athletic teams into local parks
to not only teach fundamentals of sports, but
to speak to kids about teen violence, drug
abuse, and the importance of staying in
school.
The Boston Red Sox launched the Series in
1988 with SoxTalks, and brought leading play-
ers like Roger Clemens and Tony Pena to inner
city parks, where aspiring ballplayers got a
chance to talk about bunting, pitching, batting,
and catching.
The Boston Celtics gave the Parks Depart-
ment a series of basketball clinics each sum-
mer, supported in part by Gatorade. Reggie
Lewis, Joe Kleine, Dee Brown, Rick Fox, Ed
Pinckney and others made sure that Boston
youngsters could dribble, pass, and shoot free
throws.
The Boston Bruins and Ne ' England Patriots
have also supported the city s efforts to reach
Boston teenagers by supplying tickets and
equipment to community programs.
Mayor Flynn, flanked by Boston Celtics Dee Brown and
Dominique Wilkins, officially dedicates the refurbished
basketball courts at Dorchester's Townfield, renovated by
Reebok through their Blacktop promotion.
1992 SPECIAL EVENTS
Public/Private
1992 marked the initiation of many large-
scale events, which have been in the planning
stages for the past few years. These new Parks
programs were enjoyed by thousands of
Boston residents, commuters and tourists and
were entertaining as well as educational. With
support from the business community, the
Parks Department plans to establish these pro-
grams as annual events in order that they will
continue to have a lasting effect on the
Greater Boston area.
20th Annual lAAF/Snickers
World Cross-Country Championships
Over 580 of the world's best runners from
54 different countries competed at the 20th
Annual lAAF/Snickers World Cross-Country
Championships at Franklin Park on March 21,
1992. Athletes galloped through the snow-
covered trails of the newly constructed course
in four races — junior men, junior women, sen-
ior men, and senior women. Lynn Jennings of
Newmarket, New Hampshire, captured her
third straight World Championship title in the
senior women's race and Kenyan John Ngugi
triumphed in the senior men's division.
The event marked Boston's first international
competition, having brought 4,000 visitors to
the city and generating $10 million into
Boston's economy. More than 20,000 specta-
tors attended the race which was broadcast
live and tape-delay to over 30 million people
worldwide. The championships were spon-
sored by M & M Mars/Snickers, International
Amateur Athletic Federation, City of Boston,
Coca-Cola, NTV, Seiko, Olivetti, Boston Globe,
Massport, Prudential Property Company, Adi-
das and the MBTA.
Runners from all over the world compete during the 20th
Annual lAAF/Snickers World Cross Country Champion-
ships on the newly constructed course in Franklin Park.
First Annual Copley Square
Book Fair
On June 12 and 13, 1992, the Boston Parks
Department introduced a new use of park
space when it launched the First Annual Co-
pley Square Book Fair in Copley Square Park,
nestled between the Boston Public Library and
Trinity Church. The event was held in conjunc-
tion with the Boston Public School Department
and Boston Public Library and was sponsored
by the Boston Phoenix, WBZ-AM 1030, Fox 25,
and Cablevision. Over 25,000 people attended
the book fair over the two-day period.
More than 100 publishers, bookstores and lit-
eracy sroups displayed and sold a wide ranse
of reading materials, while over 80 authors in-
cluding Dan Wakefield, Alan Dershowitz and
Jay O'Callahan participated in discussion pan-
els, readings, storytelling and book signings.
Boston Public schoolchildren performed songs,
scenes from children's books, and read essays
they had written.
Proceeds from the book fair totalling over
$3,000 in cash derived from author signings
and a raffle, and $12,000 worth of books con-
tributed by participating publishers, were do-
nated to local chapters of Reading Is Funda-
mental (RIF), the nation's oldest children's
literacy group. Aer Lingus and the Irish Tourist
Board provided the grand prize in the raffle —
a round trip for two to Ireland. A presentation
ceremony was held at the Maurice J. Tobin
School on September 17, 1992, with Mayor
Raymond L. Flynn, RIF Chairman of the Board
Mrs. Anne Richardson, School Superintendent
Lois Harrison-Jones and representatives from
local publishers.
Mother and son browse through exhibits during the First
Annual Copley Square Book Fair.
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Sail 92
The Boston Parks Department played a key
role in the success of the majestic SAIL '92 cel-
ebration in July, as hundreds of tall ships from
over 30 countries sailed into Boston Harbor, as
part of the Columbus quincentennial.
All of the city's parks alons the waterfront
were used as viewing areas, and provided the
estimated 2 million spectators with concerts,
entertainment, vendors and picnic space.
The Parks Department held its own fundrais-
ing event at the Couraseous Sailing Center in
Charlestown Navy Yard, to benefit this city
program dedicated to teaching inner city chil-
dren sailing fundamentals on the ocean.
Helping to sponsor the fundraiser was
WHDH Television and Radio, which provided
vendors and sampling, and live broadcast
throughout the weekend.
Stolichnaya Vodka also helped sponsor a
fundraiser for the Center on February 14, 1992,
at Faneuil Hall Marketplace. Hundreds of peo-
ple gathered to view the actual America's Cup
during its visit to Boston and bid on silent auc-
tion items donated by local restaurants and re-
tailers.
A newly created Courageous Sailing Center
Board of Directors, consisting of Parks staff and
members of the local corporate and sailing
communities, was formed as a result of these
successful programming efforts. The Board will
develop a marketing plan for the Center and
coordinate activities over the next five years.
Thousands of residents, commuters and tourists joined
the festivities at the Courageous Sailing Center in celebra-
tion of the tall ships visit to Boston.
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WXKS Fall Festival
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department,
in conjunction with WXKS-FM "Kiss 108" and
Avery-Gold Productions, hosted a free three-
day cultural extravasanza on the Boston Com-
mon on Columbus Day Weekend, October 9-
11, 1992.
The fall festival included performances from
local musicians, many who have appeared in
the Parks Department's summer concert series,
as well as from nationally-known recording
stars like Wilson Phillips, David Sanborn,
"Cheers" star Woody Harrelson and the Moon-
Dogs, and the Cover Girls.
The event was attended by over 50,000 peo-
ple over the three-day period and also fea-
tured a variety of arts and crafts exhibitions
and food from some of the city's finest restau-
rants.
Civil War Reenactment
Hundreds of people gathered on the Boston
Common, the nation's oldest park, to help re-
create American history on November 7, 1992.
The event marked the city's first reenactment
and was part of the city's Veterans Day cele-
bration. Over 100 troops dressed in authentic
Civil War period costumes, armed with mus-
kets and cannons presented drills, encamp-
ments, demonstrations, and flag displays. Two
Irish regiments from Massachusetts who fought
in the Civil War were memorialized — the Irish
9th (now the 101st Infantry, Massachusetts Na-
tional Guard) and the 28th Infantry.
The reenactment, co-sponsored by the Parks
Department, Massachusetts Ancient Order of
Hibernians (AOH) and the Irish Brigade Associ-
ation, also supported the city's "Adopt A
Statue" program, a fundraising effort to main-
tain the memorial statue to Thomas Cass, Colo-
nel of the Ninth Massachusetts Infantry, located
in the Public Garden, and other public art trea-
sures throughout Boston.
Over 100 troops comprised of Massachusetts Irish volun-
teers recreate the Civil War on the Boston Common,
markins the first reenactment of its kind on the nation's
oldest park.
Emerald
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Franklin Park (Boston's Latest Park)
Franklin Park's revitalization prosram was
quite literally off and running on November 30,
1991, when the newly finished $450,000, 4-
mile cross-country course officially opened for
the 1991 National Championships. Capital in-
vestments exceeding $36 million in Franklin
Park have ensured a true restoration of the
city's largest park. The golf course, the Zoo,
White Stadium, and the new cross-country
trails have moved the park forward. Active
neighborhood participation has secured this in-
vestment.
The most exciting measure of Franklin Park's
renewal is in the numbers and types of users*
the park serves. Over the past three years the
refurbished William Devine Golf Course has
seen 60,000 rounds of play and is the site of
large-scale tournaments. Visitation at the
greatly upgraded Franklin Park Zoo has
reached over 20,000 people annually, and now
has a boost each Halloween with the En-
chanted Forest.
The city's $4.2 million furbishing of White
Stadium, undertaken by the Public Facilities De-
partment, School Department, and the White
Fund, was celebrated with a gala opening
which the Parks Department co-hosted in Sep-
tember 1990. Other capital improvements to
Franklin Park during 1990 to 1992 include
nearly $800,000 invested by the city to relight
and repave Circuit Drive; and $130,000 pro-
vided by the Parkman Fund to complement
previous efforts by the MBTA to enhance the
Humboldt Avenue entrance.
Boston Common Management Plan
In the fall of 1991 the Boston Common Man-
agement Plan received a Merit Award in Land-
scape Planning from the Boston Society of
Landscape Architects. As Boston Common, es-
tablished in 1634 marking the oldest public
park in the United States, is the city's signature
park, the plan is a model for all Parks Depart-
ment open space.
Each year, thousands of people tee off on the newly re-
furbished William Devine Golf Course at Franklin Park.
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Mother and son stroll around scenic Jamaica Pond.
After a year of refining the recommendations
by community activists, the plan was adopted
by the Parks Commission and published in a
format that guides city administrators, state ad-
ministrators, events organizers, and all who
want to protect and enhance Boston Common.
As the plan developed, so did several capital
efforts. The city instituted projects include the
$80,000 restoration of Brewer Fountain. A city
match of a donation of new play equipment
resulted in total tot lot improvements of
$75,000. The Parkman Fund provided $13,500
for handrails at the Shaw/World War I Memo-
rial. Another $102,000 in Parkman Fund monies
provided a model for pathway and furnishing
replacement along the Park Street Mall.
The plan continues to provide a framework
for action. Over the past three years, the Mass-
achusetts Convention Center Authority has
worked with the city and the community to
design replacement kiosks and to rehabilitate
the Parade Grounds when the underground
Boston Common garage is reconstructed. The
city's $1 million project to replace the Visitor
Information Center will be constructed in 1993,
focusing on the reuse of the existing Ranger
Station building. The city and the MBTA will
work together to assure that when the Park
Street and the Boylston Street stations are re-
habilitated, Boston Common will be protected
and enhanced.
Emerald Necklace
In all the Olmsted parks of the Emerald
Necklace there are new signs at major en-
trances, as part of the continuing implementa-
tion of the Emerald Necklace sign program.
The signs, installed in 1990 in Franklin Park, Ja-
maica Pond, Olmsted Park, the Riverway and
Back Bay Fens parks, were paid for by $60,400
in Parkman Fund monies.
Between Franklin Park and Boston Common,
polishing of the Emerald Necklace was evident
throughout 1990 to 1992. Arnold Arboretum
infrastructure improvements continued with
path paving, and bench and drinking fountain
installation, totalling $150,000 in city funds.
The $415,000 rehabilitation and reopening of
the Jamaica Pond Boat House and Bandstand,
directed by the Boston Public Facilities Depart-
ment, was feted June 2, 1991. This day also
celebrated completion of the bike path con-
structed along the former bridle path and the
first phase of capital improvements to restore
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Thousands of visitors and residents gather for caroling and fun during the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony on
Boston Common.
the water's edge and pedestrian path, projects
supported with $457,752 in state funds and
$250,000 in Parkman Fund monies administered
by the Trust Office of the City of Boston. The
past three summers have seen the new plant-
ings at the water's edge begin to take hold,
with extra care provided by the Jamaica Pond
Project.
At Ward's Pond subtle and important
changes took place under joint efforts with the
Appalachian Mountain Club. Hard work to se-
lectively clear away brush, dead logs, under-
cover vegetation and improve pathways and
trails was executed by students from the Edna
Stein and Compass Schools, under the AMC's
Youth Opportunities Program. Plans are under
way to expand the efforts in 1993.
In the Fens, work by the George Robert
White Fund was completed to restore the
World War II Memorial. That project and con-
servation of the Johnson Memorial Gates at
Westland Avenue were administered by the
Trust Office. The work on the Gates, including
lighting scheduled for 1993, will come to
$30,000. Reroofing of the Duck House at Agas-
siz Road was supervised by the Public Facili-
ties Department at a cost of $35,000. Projects
pending in the Fens will add an anticipated
$400,000 in improvements to rehabilitate the
ball field, stabilize Clemente Field House, and
improve Victory Gardens fencing, pathways,
and drainage.
In 1990, thanks to a grant from the Browne
Fund of $25,000, new planting and paving
were installed around the Sarmiento statue.
The community, Parks Department, Landmarks
Commission, Art Commission, and Back Bay Ar-
chitectural Commission have reviewed the de-
sign of soon to be realized lighting for three
more statues (the Collins, Sarmiento, and Garri-
son), general landscape improvements for the
Hereford-Massachusetts Avenue block, and
fencing at Clarendon Street with city contribu-
tions of $125,000.
A trip to the Public Garden for a once-a-year
swan boat ride or a once-a-day walk is so
magical that one must pause to consider the
needs of aging infrastructure as well as abun-
dant trees and flower beds. The Boston Com-
mon and Garden Utility Report was prepared
in 1990 for that purpose, and based on its rec-
ommendations Phase One improvements to
the Garden's irrigation system and to decora-
tive fountains in the amount of $150,000 was
completed in 1992.
Boston Youth
Clean-Up Corps
The Boston Youth Clean-up Corps (BYCC)
was created in 1986 to meet the overwhelm-
ing need to employ the youth of Boston. Each
summer, youths ases 14 to 17, take to the
streets, parks, vacant lots, housins develop-
ments and community centers of the city.
Wearing their signature Red Shirts, these work
crews give Boston its annual facelift, removing
debris, whacking weeds, painting benches,
and helping non-profit groups provide family
services to the community.
The Boston Youth Clean-up Corps is a vi-
brant summer program that not only cleans up
Boston, but also provides an outlet for thou-
sands of inner city teenagers to earn money,
take pride in their neighborhood, and experi-
ence a sense of accomplishment that comes
from dedication and hard work. By funding
jobs in community based organizations, the
BYCC has helped deal with the impact of cut-
backs, while enriching the lives of thousands
of teenagers who gained experience working
in professional settings within the human serv-
ices field.
The success of the program is not only mea-
sured in the tons of debris removed each sum-
mer, but also by the enthusiasm with which
teenagers return to the program each year,
and by the praise they receive from hundreds
of residents, businesses, and agencies who
have been affected by the program.
The Corps, during 1990-1992, has solidified
itself as an integral part of city service delivery.
The BYCC accomplishments have been many,
some more tangible than others, but all have
been important to the betterment of the city
and its residents. In 1991 the BYCC won a first
place award from the Massachusetts Recrea-
tion and Parks Association for Maintenance In-
novation and in 1992 was recognized by the
Boston City Council as one of the most effec-
tive efforts the Flynn Administration has ever
undertaken.
The BYCC employs thousands of inner city youths each
summer to clean various sites throughout Boston. Special
crews include trash, mural, paint, chipper, composting,
and photo, while many are employed at community
based organizations.
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Specialized crews tackled larse-scale proj-
ects and the beautification of major arteries in
the City of Boston like Melnea Cass Boulevard
and Blue Hill Avenue in Roxbury, Day Boule-
vard in South Boston, Codman Square, clean-
ins of beachfront property in collaboration
with the MDC, and 40 urban wilds and com-
munity gardens.
One measure of the BYCC's impact is the
"Trash Attack Hot Line," which was created in
1991, through the Mayor's Office of Neighbor-
hood Services, to respond to constituent re-
quests for cleanups. In its initial year, the BYCC
received over 400 phone calls from Boston res-
idents; in 1992, the BYCC responded to over
900 calls.
Mayor's Coordinated
Summer Employment Program
The Boston Youth Cleanup Corps is an ele-
ment of the Mayor's Coordinated Summer Em-
ployment Program, which is a collaboration of
city agencies, private businesses, state and
federal governments.
A committee comprised of members from
the Parks Department, Private Industry Council,
Action for Boston Community Development,
Boston Community Centers, Boston Housing
Authority, EDIC, state and federal delegates
and headed by Parks Commissioner Dwyer
oversees the jobs for youth program.
Since the coordinated effort began in 1988,
beginning with the City of Boston, Private In-
dustry Council, ABCD and federal government,
over 71,514 young people have been em-
ployed.
Parks Commissioner Lawrence Dwyer, BYCC Executive Di-
rector Brian Connolly, and Parks Chief of Staff Marcus De-
Florimonte lead Senator Edward and Vicki Kennedy, and
legislative aide Ellen Guiney through a tour of the BYCC
cleaning crews and sites in 1992.
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Appendices
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PARK COMMISSION
Lawrence A. Dwyer
William P. Doherty
Herbert P. Gleason
Charles Titus
William Walczak
Archie Williams
Victoria L. Williams
Commissioner
Associate Commissioner
Associate Commissioner
Associate Commissioner
Associate Commissioner
Associate Commissioner
Associate Commissioner
SENIOR STAFF
Raymond l_. Flynn
Lawrence A. Dwyer
Patricks. Harrinston
Mayor
Commissioner
Deputy Commissioner
Brian Connolly
Maura Connolly
Michael Connor
Dorothy Curran
Marcus DeFlorimonte
Francis Grigalunas
Francis Havlin
Stanley J. Ivan
Dianne Kerrissey
Donald Kins
Justine Mee Lift
William Linehan
Cornelius O'Connell
Michael P. Qumlin
John Ruck
Marie Spagnolo
Eugene Survillo
William Taylor
Margaret Wall
Victoria L. Williams
Executive Director/BYCC
Deputy Director of Programming
General Superintendent of Horticulture
Executive Assistant
Chief of Staff
Director of Programming
General Superintendent of Cemeteries
Chief Engineer
Deputy Director of Programming
Director of Park Maintenance Division
Director of Planning & Development
Director of Regional Administration
Boston Common Administrator
Assistant Commissioner
Executive Secretary of Finance
Personnel Director
Chief Park Ranger
General Superintendent of Maintenance
Executive Secretary of Administration
Assistant Commissioner/Olmsted
Administration
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CAPITAL PROJECTS
COMPLETIONS/GROUNDBREAKINGS
1990
June:
Abraham Lincoln Square
South Boston
Jamaica Pond Pathways
Jamaica Plain
King's Chapel Cemetery
Boston
Marcella Park
Roxbury
Oak Square
Brighton
Paul Revere Mall
North End
July:
Adams Park
Roslindale
Arnold Arboretum Wall
Jamaica Plain
Boston Common Tot Lot
Boston
Brewer Fountain
Boston
Central Burying Ground
Boston
October:
Columbus Park Tot Lot
South Boston
December:
Bennington Street Cemetery
East Boston
Copp's Hill Cemetery Wall
North End
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CAPITAL PROJECTS (Continued)
COMPLETIONS/GROUNDBREAKINGS
CAPITAL PROJECTS (Continued)
COMPLETIONS/GROUNDBREAKINGS
1991
1992
March:
Franklin Park street lights
Dorchester
March:
American Legion Park
East Boston
April:
Walker Playground
(groundbreaking)
Mattapan
April:
Titus-Sparrow Park
South End
May:
Hooker Playground
Allston
June:
Boston Common Pathways
Boston
John Harvard Mall
Charlestown
Condon/Orton Playground
South Boston
Walnut Park
Roxbury
Fairview Cemetery
Hyde Park
Harvard Mall
June:
Ceylon Park
Dorchester
(groundbreaking)
Charlestown
Fallon Field
Roslindale
Hayes Square
Charlestown
Franklin Park Tennis Courts
Dorchester
Franklin Park
Dorchester
O'Day Playground
South End
July:
Beethoven
McLaughlin Playground
Mission Hill
(groundbreaking)
West Roxbury
Msgr. Reynolds Playground
South End
Rogers Park
Brighton
Portsmouth Street Playground
Brighton
August:
Martin Playground
Dorchester
Ausust:
Ceylon Park
Mt. Pleasant Playground
Roxbury
(groundbreaking)
Roxbury
Walker Playground
Mattapan
Dorchester Park
Dorchester
Dorchester North
September:
Hayes Square
South End
Burying Ground
Dorchester
Public Garden
Beacon Hill
Fallon Field
(irrigation and fountains)
(groundbreaking)
Roslindale
Union Park
South End
Garvey Park
Dorchester
Granary Burying Ground
October:
Buckley Playground
pathways
Boston
(groundbreaking)
South Boston
Jeep Jones Park
Roxbury
Cook Street Playground
Orchard Park
Roxbury
(groundbreaking)
Charlestown
Mozart Park
Cedar Square
Roxbury
(groundbreaking)
Jamaica Plain
Hunt Playground
Mattapan
Mt. Pleasant Park
Porzio Park
East Boston
(groundbreaking)
Roxbury
Prescott Park
East Boston
Murphy Playground
Jamaica Plain
Quincy Stanley
Peters Park
(groundbreaking)
Dorchester
(groundbreaking)
South End
Sumner-Lamson
Ronan Park
Dorchester
(groundbreaking)
Victory Garden
East Boston
Back Bay Fens
September:
Carmody Court
South Boston
Martin Street Playground
November:
Commonwealth Avenue Mall
Back Bay
(groundbreaking)
Dorchester
Flaherty Park
Ripley Playground
(groundbreaking)
Jamaica Plain
(groundbreaking)
Dorchester
McGann Playground
Hyde Park
Trotter Playground
Roxbury
Peters Park
South End
Winthrop Playground
(groundbreaking)
Dorchester
December:
Fairview Cemetery
Harambee Field
Hyde Park
October:
Galvin Park
(groundbreaking)
Dorchester
(groundbreaking)
Brighton
LoPresti Park
East Boston
Titus Sparrow Park
South End
Ripley Playground
Dorchester
Wainwright Park
Dorchester
Winthrop Playground
Roxbury
November:
Hooker-Sorrento Park
Prescott Square
(groundbreaking)
Porzio Park
(groundbreaking)
Walnut Street Park
East Boston
East Boston
East Boston
Roxburv
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1990-1992 PROGRAM SPONSORS
Adidas
Aer Lingus
Avery-Gold Productions
Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream
Boston Athletic Association
Boston Bruins
Boston-Cambridge Trolley Tours
Boston Celtics
Boston Coordinating Committee (Vault)
The Boston Five
Boston Globe
Boston Herald
Boston Phoenix
Boston Red Sox
Bostonian Hotel
Cablevision of Boston
Coca-Cola
Copley Plaza Hotel
Eau de Vie
Eliot Lounge
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Four Seasons Hotel
Gatorade
Hampshire House/"Cheers" Pub
Haymarket Bank
International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF)
Irish Brigade Association
Irish Tourist Board
M&MMars/Snickers
Massachusetts Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH)
MBTA
Mass port
NTV (Japanese Television)
New Boston Garden Corporation
New England Athletics Congress (NEAC)
New England Lawn and Tennis Association (NELTA)
New England Patriots
Olivetti
Park Plaza Hotel
Pepsi
Priviet Vodka
Prudential Property Company
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF)
Reebok International
Samuel Adams Brewery
Seiko
73 Tremont Street
Sharp's
Sportsmith
Stolichnaya Vodka
The Athletics Congress (TAC)
Tyrone Irish Crystal
Union Oyster House
Walt Disney's World on Ice
WBOS 92.9 FM
WBZ-AM 1030
WBZ-TV Channel 4
WEEI-AM 590
WFXT-TV Channel 25
WHDH-AM 850
WHDH-TV Channel 7
WILD-AM 1090
WLVI-TV Channel 56
WMJX-FM 106.7
WPLM-FM 99.1
WXKS-FM 107.9
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AWARDS
1990
All America Rose Selection:
* Certificate of Achievement for the James P.
Kelliher Rose Garden
Code Enforcement Department:
* Boston's Best Kept Neighborhood Award for
Maintenance Division
Massachusetts Horticultural Society:
* Silver Medal for flower show display at the
Boston Flower Show
Massachusetts Recreation and Parks
Association:
* First Place, Annual State Award for Excel-
lence in the category of Maintenance Innova-
tion
1991
American Express:
* Management Excellence Award for Parks De-
partment Grounds Maintenance Management
Team
Boston Management Consortium /IDS American
Express Co.:
* Program Excellence Award for Maintenance
Division
Boston Society of Landscape Architects:
* Merit Award for Landscape Planning for the
Boston Common Management Plan
Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau.-
* Spirit of Partnership Award to Parks Commis-
sioner Lawrence Dwyer
Massachusetts Horticultural Society:
Silver Medal for flower show display at
Boston Flower Show
1991 (cont.)
Massachusetts Recreation and Parks
Association:
* First Place, Annual State Award in category
of Maintenance Innovation for the Boston
Youth Clean Up Corps
* Honorable Mention, Annual State Award in
category of Design of Facility for the Cross
Country Running Course at Franklin Park
National Recreation and Parks Association:
* Dorothy Mullen National Arts and Humanities
Award for the Historic Burying Grounds Ini-
tiative
1992
American Freedoms Foundation:
* George Washington Honor Medal for the His-
toric Burying Grounds Initiative
American Society of Landscape Architects:
* Merit Award for Landscape Planning for the
Boston Common Management Plan
Boston Society of Landscape Architects:
* Urban Design Award for design excellence
for Mozart Park in Jamaica Plain
Boston Society of Landscape Architects:
* Merit Award for Landscape Planning for the
Franklin Park Master Plan
Massachusetts Horticultural Society-.
* Urban Design Award, Citation for Commemo-
rative Art Works in a Public Place for Oak
Square in Brighton
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Boston Parks and Recreation Department
Average Operating Revenue*
6 8
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
EXTERNAL OPERATING REVENUE
12 14
Does not include corporate grants or sponsorship monies
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FY 1991
Boston Parks and Recreation Department
Average Operating Budget*
MAINTENANCE
62.6%
ADMINISTRATION
9.2%
REGIONAL ADMIN.
6.3%
PLANNING
8.6%
PROGRAMMING
13.3%
FY 1993
Boston Parks and Recreation Department
Average Operating Budget*
ADMINISTRATION
MAINTENANCE 11.7%
60.0%
ENVIRONMENT
3.1%
REGIONAL ADMIN.
6.1%
PLANNING
7.1%
PROGRAMMING
12.0%
Does not include corporate grants or sponsorship monies
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B.y.C.C 1987-1992
Employee Breakdown by Year
Number of Employees
1987 1988 1989 1990
Year
1991 1992
B.Y.C.C 1987-1992
Tonnage Breakdown by year
Tonnage
1000
800
600
400
200
1987 1988
1989 1990
Year
1991 1992
boston parks
and recreation
Raymond L. Flynn, Mayor
Lawrence A- Dwyer, Commissioner
Parks and Recreation Department / 1010 Mass Ave. / Boston, MA 021 18
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